Sidebender- Paul IS the best person for advice on this forum, so helpful and patient, was a huge help to me when I transitioned to wearing. BTW-Hey Paul. It's been awhile since I have been here. That being said I do have to disagree with Paul (sorry buddy) about customs being best, at least in my wearing experience as far as toppers. My first 2 customs, one from John, one from other supplier were not to my liking. Both shed much faster than any stock system I have purchased since (no offense John,who was great in transition as well). Again, this is just MY experience. From both custom pieces, I had big time shedding quickly, 6 weeks avg. Decided to try a stock out of necessity and AGAIN in my experience would probably not go back to a custom. My stylist is able to cut the stock down to a perfect match and I get roughly 6 if not more months with minimal shedding. I hate to say again, but, just MY experience.